Race in a godless world: atheism, race, and civilization, 1850-1914

This is the first historical analysis of the racial views of atheists and freethinkers. Focusing on Britain and the United States in the second half of the nineteenth century, it covers racial and evolutionary science, imperialism, slavery and segregation in the United States, immigration debates an...

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Auteur principal: Alexander, Nathan G. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: Manchester Manchester University Press 2019
Dans:Année: 2019
Sujets non-standardisés:B Atheism
B Race ; Religious aspects
B Electronic books
B Christianity
B Race Religious aspects
B Secularism
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Erscheint auch als: 9781526142375
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Résumé:This is the first historical analysis of the racial views of atheists and freethinkers. Focusing on Britain and the United States in the second half of the nineteenth century, it covers racial and evolutionary science, imperialism, slavery and segregation in the United States, immigration debates and racial prejudice in theory and practice
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1526142384